I am sitting here staring at the fireplace

and thinking that I really really want to put it on LOL The temperature has dropped a fair bit this morning and the rain has set in. Apparently we have rain warnings out too. Nice. Hello winter. Not sure if I am really ready for you to arrive. I have stacks of firewood but still ....... LOL great scrapping weather tho and I am hoping to get into my scraproom and create something.......anything!!!!!!!! I have done one page in the last two weeks and I am feeling the grumpys LOL

Well this week has just disapeared. Infact the last two weeks have just flown by and I think I am still spinning. School hols came and went in a flurry of activity and we are now firmly back into the school routine. All the after school activities start up again next week.

National scrapbooking day is May 6th which is next Saturday and we have a crop organised. I am walking out the door at 10am and will be back sometime in the evening LOL So looking forward to it. Will be the first one that isn't run by KS as we no longer have a consultant. Just friends getting together to chat and scrap. My sanity day!!

The sneezes have started this morning, so I guess the cold season is arriving. Jess has been sneezing all morning and has a runny nose. Hopefully croup is not on the horizon.

Right off to do some jobs and hopefully con hubby into the fact that I really really need a new computer. This one is six years old and for the past three months has been playing up especially when I turn it on. Can take up to five times to get it going in the morning. LOL We all get a little slower as we age LOL

Hope you all have a nice weekend

I love the V8's

Love the v8s supercars when they come to town. Love the sound, the excitment, the airplanes buzzing and helicoptors humming. It only lasts three days but we all just love the excitment. This year has got to be only the second year that I haven't been. Hubby didn't go either which was definately a first for him. Tana is here and has spent the last two days at the track. The amount of people comming and going has been HUGE. Over 102,000 people in three days and 42,000 of them just today. Now thats alot when you consider the population of our wee town (and surrounding areas) is only 20,000. There are so many people around in either Blue or Red and everyone seems to be happy and joking around. Personally I prefer the BLUE LOL
This years races were full of controversy however, so it will be interesting to see what the press make of all of it. Especially the Aussie press.

Weekend wrap up - well we have been busy driving people here and there and kids to grannys etc. Seems like we have been on the go the whole weekend with very little time to sit. Haven't managed to scrap either but that could be due to our little houseguest who has taken over my scraproom. Her luggage seems to have exploded!!! (love you Tana lol) and the floor is no longer visible. LMAO

Sad note is that Rosie the goldfish passed away last night. I realised something was wrong when I spotted her stuck up against the filter unable to swim away. Then she kinda just sunk to the bottom and did the big death roll. We rescued her and put her in a smaller bowl but I think it was all downhill from there. Goodbye Rosie, thanks for being such a cool fish. May your waters be clear and free from nasties and may you forever swim happily.

We then had to go to the pet shop and buy a replacement. Her name is Lilly and she seems to be settling in well.

She did it!!!!!!!!

Isobel finally rode her bike with no training wheels!!!!!!!!!!!!! It has taken a long time and alot of confidence to get there but she finally did it. Also helped that we actually took her to the park with huge big open space for her to just go. She has been riding around for years on her bikes but everytime we talked about taking off the training wheels she would scream, cry and tantrum and then not touch her bike for ages. So we just gave up. But we just did it and she was off and so proud of herself for being able to do it. I must say that I was a very proud mummy too. Got lots of great pics. Now I just have to sort through them.

WTG Isobel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Glorious Autumn days

We have had a couple of just beautiful Autumn days!! Just fantastic. So today we decided that a bbq was needed. It did cloud over a little this evening but the kids didn't mind, they were running around playing in pup tents and scooters etc. Oh and filling up on chips!!! Nothing like lots of food, happy children, a few drinkies (those rums were going down just nicely thanks aye Nic??) and great friends.

Oh and thanks Grumpr for scaring the crap out of me when you rang my mobile. Note to self to go and change that ring right now!!!!!! I think I jumped atleast six feet in the air. Oh and thanks Nic for not kidnapping my phone this time. LMAO

Right I really need to scrap. I have started the inside pages of the handbag album and they are comming along just nicely. Only thing is that I am too full from dinner and apricot slice to sit at my scrapdesk LOL

Look what I made!!

I stole this idea (well modified it to use what I had) from the latest CK. Thought is was just the perfect thing for Isobels school album. (another idea borrowed thanks Lesley lol) This will be an album for the beginning of each year. With just a little information like teacher name, class number, friends, favourite subject etc. Just simple stuff that I forget. Now I have to catch up on three years LOL BTW she loves it. Oh and these pics its not quite finished. There is stitching around the yellow (yep Nic thanks for your offer but I got the machine out for that little bit lol) and there is more ribbon added around the top and it has a mm enamel embellishment on the front as I didn't have any clippy type thingys. Also I am yet to put the title on it although I am now thinking that I will just make a title page for the inside. The inside pages are 6x6 album refills and the outside is cut from a 9x9 square chipboard album. This was so much fun. Now I want to start the pages and mojo has vanished. LOL always the way.

Weekly wrapup

Its been a funny ole week here. Very busy. We finally found a sideboard for the dining area, its ok, we've only been in the house two years - can't rush these things LOL. Next is the couch for the family room and then we are all set. I think our visitors are gettin a little sick of sitting on bean bags LOL Although it leaves plenty of floor space for the kids to play. Anyway, we were busy Monday, Weds, Friday with our extra wee kiddies, kindy playgroup, music, school, pippins etc etc oh and Dora (The Explorer LOL) had to go back to the mechanics again for the back wiper and a service. It was very nice of them to valet her at the same time (just hope that wasn't added in the hourly charge!!!!!!!!!) The cat appreciated it so much that he decided the bonnet was the best place to sleep with muddy feet. Oh well. She was clean for a day.

Then last night was Isobels first disco. (she had missed the last one at school) It was fun, lots of kids dancing around in their best outfits. Very funny to watch. I'm sure she gets her dance moves from her father. The most embarrasing part of the evening for her would have been when her mother decided to get up and boggie to help start the dancing off LOL Athough I think she kinda enjoyed the fact that I joined in. I had threatened her with the wobbly dance early but managed to keep that one hidden. LOL Jess had fun too and found another friends little girl to dance with. They were both shattered and asleep before their heads hit the pillow.

Today they are off out with the inlaws (first time together) so hubby and I have some free time on our hands. Time for scrapping I say without interuptions LOL

see ya

Well I survivied Pippins camp

At least I think I did!! LOL Made it through of just a few hours sleep. We had a great time in the afternoon doing all sorts of activities including a water balloon fight which the kids just loved!! Me???? well I wasn't too keen on having a water balloon down my back but at least it didn't get the camera. I must admit that it has been a long long day. What with my little pippin waking up at 5.30am and popping up her head every time someone moved, coughed or fluffed, just incase she might miss something (not sure who she gets that from LOL). The 'mums' headed to bed about 10.30pm after learning lots of Brownie magic games. I had forgotten so much since I was a brownie. It was kinda fun and very confusing at times LOL I didn't get much sleep what with the constant rain, snoring (man did you know that some 6 year olds can snore worse than adults!!!!!!!??????) and the sound of people rolling over on either their camp stretchers or air beds. Those things are noisey on wood floors. Oh and the leader next to me warned me that she mumbled in her sleep. She forgot to warn me that she actually yelled out in her sleep and frequently LOL I am looking forward to my comfy bed tonight.

We managed to get a walk in between showers this afternoon, just to clear the head and the girls had cabin fever. Not much scrapping done this weekend but I took over 80 pics at pippins. Now to get them printed.

Bring on Monday!!!!!!!!!!